1 tiphia | Definition of tiphia

tiphia

noun
tiph·​ia | \ ˈtifēə\

Definition of tiphia

1 capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Tiphiidae) of shining black wasps that includes a species (T. vernalis) of larval parasites of the Japanese beetle
2 plural -s : any wasp of the genus Tiphia

History and Etymology for tiphia

New Latin, from Greek tiphē beetle + New Latin -ia

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